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18. Broadly speaking the concept of wages can be articulated in 4 different following categories, (i) minimum wage, (ii) fair wage, (iii) living wage and (iv) need based minimum wage. The first category is covered by the provisions of Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Thus, the first category owes its origin to the provisions of Minimum Wages Act. The second has, generally, been used in industrial award and judicial pronouncements, whereas, the living wage and need based minimum wage are categorised and introduced in the reports of various committees.